Black Velvet Seductions is seeking short, romantic, relationship focused domestic discipline/spanking stories for a new area of its website and for inclusion in domestic discipline anthologies which will be released in paper and electronic formats through all of Black Velvet Seductions’ typical distribution channels. The new area titled “Erotic Relationship Stories” features short stories which have a dual focus.
The stories should involve a relationship. The relationship should be a romantic one, typically a marriage, dating relationship, or other relationship which either begins and ends with the characters in a committed dating or marriage relationship or ends with the characters entering a committed relationship.
Stories for this area are focused on both the romantic relationship and the domestic discipline aspect of the relationship that develops throughout the story. Common scenarios which are popular include:
First spankings – these stories usually start with one character doing something that vexes the other. In the case of In The Driving Seat by Richard Savage the heroine Barbara has bought an expensive $1500 pair of shoes after the hero has already tried to limit her excessive spending. Vexed, Allen decides that a spanking would set things right. Through the experience of being spanked Barbara thinks about her actions and discovers that what she wants more than anything else is for Allen to treat her like a princess as he did in their early marriage. She conveys this and Allen realizes that he must change too…and that the spanking will clear the slate and allow them to start over with each other.
Not enough spankings – in some stories one character wants to be spanked and their partner is not into spanking or is into it but is afraid of introducing it. In these stories the conflict revolves around this unmet need. The story is about the characters finding a way to resolve the conflict and incorporate spanking into their lives.
Not the right kind of spanking – in some stories spanking is practiced as part of the relationship when the story opens, but there is still something lacking. One character or the other needs something different. She wants discipline spankings and he only gives her playful spankings, for example. These stories are about the couple bridging the gap and finding a way for both parties to be happy with the kind of spanking they are doing in their relationship.
Unfair spankings – in some stories the couple already has an established relationship in which spankings occur when one party or the other breaks specific rules that have been agreed upon. Domestic discipline is already a part of these relationships…both characters like that part of the relationship. These stories evolve from the spanker making a mistake and spanking when a rule has not been broken. For example, the light bill doesn’t get paid. The hero believes it is because the heroine didn’t mail it…so he spanks her. A week later the heroine discovers the unmailed payment in the hero’s suit jacket pocket. These are typically switch stories in which one character is usually the spanker but changes roles to become the spanked. The story conflict often revolves around rebalancing the relationship after a miscarriage of justice.
Spoiled brats – spoiled brats abound in spanking stories. Spoiled brat stories incorporate a spoiled brat that the reader believes NEEDS a spanking if ever anyone did. The spoiled brat is paired with a hero or heroine who is willing to step in and do the deed. Often the spankings are a bit coerced. The spoiled brat doesn’t think they need a spanking but the hero or heroine doing the spanking has something they can use to compel them to accept it anyway. For these stories to work for Black Velvet Seductions there has to be an emotional tension between the characters. Their relationship needs to evolve into a romantic one. The spoiled brat needs to eventually see the spanking as a loving act done for his or her own good.
Some Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you accept stories in first person?
A: No, we do not accept any material written in first person. All material for us must be written in third person point of view.
Q: How long or short can the stories be?
A: Black Velvet Seductions publishes everything from short stories to very long books. We cannot bind more than 700 pages…which is around 190,000 words. For the download area we are looking for short stories of 3,000 words and up. Once a piece reaches 25,000 to 30,000 words it would probably be published as a stand alone story rather than as a piece in an anthology so would probably go directly to publication as a stand alone rather than starting life as a download in the download area.
Q: Is BVS a paying market? What kind of payment can I expect for my story?
A: Yes, Black Velvet Seductions is a paying market. Short stories for the erotic relationship stories area are listed first as PDF downloads on the BVS site. Most are listed for sale at $2.00. Some longer stories will have a slightly higher price. Black Velvet Seductions pays the author 50% of the price the story is sold for. So if it sells for $2.00 BVS pays the author $1.00 each time a copy is sold. Royalties are paid quarterly, the last day of the month following the close of the quarter…so April, July, October, January. Royalties have never been late.
Q: Can my characters have sex after a spanking?
A: Yes, characters can have sex after a spanking.
Q: Am I limited to hero and heroine in stories or can I do a ménage story with more than one hero or more than one heroine?
A: You are not limited to one hero and heroine. You may have two heroes, you may have two heroines, you may have two heroes and one heroine, you may have two heroines and one hero. Whatever combination works for your story is fine. Do remember that your story must be a relationship story. It must be about the relationship between characters.
Q: Does BVS publish any stories where it is the heroine who spanks the hero?
A: Yes, we publish stories where the heroine spanks the hero. We also publish switch stories where sometimes it is the hero who spanks, sometimes it is the hero who is spanked.
Q: Is BVS interested in other erotic stories which do not have spanking?
A: Yes, BVS is interested in erotic short stories (and novels and novellas) which do not have spanking. We would like to see a broad range of stories from vanilla erotic to those exploring fetishes other than spanking.
Q: I have a story which has a lot of spanking in it, but it isn’t romantic. Is BVS interested?
A: No, sadly, BVS is only interested in stories which have a strong romantic relationship component.
Q: I don’t have a spanking story but I have another story I think Black Velvet Seductions might be interested in. What should I do?
A: The best way to reach Black Velvet Seductions is through email. Contact information is available on the Black Velvet Seductions website under the contact us buttons and links which are on every page.
Q: Do you have an example of the kind of stories you are looking for?
A: Yes, actually, In The Driving Seat by Richard Savage which is the first story in the “Erotic Relationship Story” area is a great example of the structure and style we are looking for.
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